According to the U.K.'s Telegraph [not a tabloid], when enjoyed in moderation, bacon could be considered a superfood, due in large part to its high concentration of monounsaturated fat.
Not that anything was going to keep me from enjoying the occasional BLT anyway… 
I think it’s a bad idea to eat bacon just because it’s good for you. If you did that, then when they later find out it’s bad for you after all, you’d have to stop eating it. I much prefer my method, which is to eat bacon regardless of how good or bad it is for me.